Dr. Richard B. Jones MD, Sports Medicine Specialist
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Dr. Richard B. Jones MD

Orthopedist

4/5(37)
21 Turtle Creek Drive Asheville NC, 28803
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About

Dr. Richard Jones is a native of North Carolina, and is board-certified in orthopedic surgery. He has an undergraduate degree from Lenior Rhyne College, where he was a four-year letterman in football. Dr. Jones received his medical degree from East Carolina University, and completed his orthopedic surgery training at the Campbell Clinic in Memphis, Tenn., which is the oldest orthopedic training program in the country. Dr. Jones completed a one-year sports medicine fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, where he participated in research involving posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction of the knee.

Education and Training

Lenoir- Rhyne College; East Carolina School of Medicine

Univ of Wi Med Sch, Madison Wi 1961

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University 1996

Board Certification

Board Certified in Sports Medicine

Board Certified

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 32 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Knee Surgery and Shoulder SurgeryArthroscopic Rotator Cuff RepairGeneral OrthopedicsShoulder Replacement and Reverse Shoulder Replacement

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Teaching Shoulder Arthroplasty for Duke University Resident Rotation at VAMC -

Treatments

  • Arthritis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Rotator Cuff Syndrome
  • Pain

Internships

  • General Surgery- University of Tennessee

Fellowships

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Professional Society Memberships

  • North Carolina Orthopaedic Association, Buncombe County Medical Society, North Carolina Medical Society, Arthroscopy Association of North America, American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Articles and Publications

  • Jones, R. B.: Addressing Glenoid Erosion in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Bulletin for the Hospital of Joint Disease. Volume 71, supplement 2. 2013
  • Jones, R. B.: Indications, Technique in Pitfalls of Hemiarthroplasty for Proximal Humerus Fractures. Bulletin for the Hospital of Joint Disease. Volume 71, supplement 2. 2013

Areas of research

  • Analysis of The Survivorship and Performance of the Equinoxe Prosthesis. A Multi-Center, International Prospective Study.Development of Navigation System for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Exactech.

Areas of research

Analysis of The Survivorship and Performance of the Equinoxe Prosthesis. A Multi-Center, International Prospective Study.Development of Navigation System for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Exactech.

Dr. Richard B. Jones MD's Practice location

21 Turtle Creek Drive -
Asheville, NC 28803
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